R&B singer Brian McKnight got a ton of free press recently after he was caught slipping.

The 40-something McKnight, who is divorced with adult children, reportedly engaged in a bit of sexting and posed for a few seductive mirror shots (a la Chris Brown).

The pics leaked online and *snap* just like that…. we’re all talking about Mr. McKnight.

The photo was taken by a male posing in a mirror (typical), one was taken with his green skivvies on and another was taken later with no skivvies at all. Oh…. and his head was cut out of the photos (probably on purpose cause that’s what y’all “cautious” freaks do).